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          Bears-Vikings inactives: Who's in, who's out in Week 17

          • Courtney Cronin, ESPN Staff WriterDec 29, 2019, 11:44 AM ET
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              Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast on ESPN 1000. She previously worked at the San Jose Mercury News as a multimedia sports journalist.

          MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears announced their list of inactives for Sunday's matchup at U.S. Bank Stadium.

          Minnesota is locked into the No. 6 seed in the NFC playoffs and will find out its opponent for wild-card weekend later today. Since Sunday's regular-season finale has no bearing on positioning, the Vikings made six starters inactive and will use others sparingly, according to league sources. Minnesota's inactives include running backs Dalvin Cook and Alexander Mattison, both of whom are dealing with injuries, linebackers Eric Kendricks (quad) and Anthony Barr, offensive tackles Riley Reiff and Brian O'Neill and defensive tackle Shamar Stephen.

          Chicago’s inactives include wide receiver Taylor Gabriel, nose tackle Eddie Goldman, offensive guard Rashaad Coward, defensive back Michael Joseph, right tackle Bobby Massie, tight end Bradley Sowell and defensive tackle Akiem Hicks.